The Anchorage Police Department explained its decision to retire a long-running social media campaign in a lengthy Facebook post Wednesday morning, claiming the events described in the posts were all real, despite releasing previous statements this month suggesting otherwise.
Three former employees of the Sitka Police Department have settled lawsuits against city. But has the toxic workplace culture that forced them out changed?
Nurse practitioners are questioning their own education at some colleges. There’s no national standard on how to educate nurse practitioners, while medical education for doctors was standardized more than 100 years ago.
Amid a surging pandemic, Alaskans living at the Forest Park Trailer Court in Chugiak have to haul water daily in order to flush their toilets and wash their hands.
In what Alaska’s Department of Law (DOL) calls the most significant fraud on Alaskans in years, seven retirees lost a combined total of $1.5 Million to a precious metals investment company allegedly targeting elderly Christian and politically conservative investors.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy continues to insist Alaska law prevents him from talking about how he handled misconduct by the state’s top law enforcement official, even after the release of a nonpartisan legal opinion confirming the law does not require his silence.
A text message making false claims about a National Guard mobilization is continuing to make its way around Alaska and the lower 48 even weeks after being debunked.
If you've ever been charged a higher car insurance premium because you had garaged your car for a season, or left for deployment or other travel and stopped coverage while away, a decades-old Alaska law can help you hold on to your money and prevent rate hikes. Here's what you need to know.
Anchorage is the fifth busiest air cargo hub in the world. Flights are ongoing between the Ted Stevens International Airport and desitnations in China. Here's how the FAA and CDC are asking air carriers to minimize risk and the spread of infection, and how UPS is working to prioritize safety while keeping up with continued demand.
An Anchorage condo owner is on notice by police that she owes them $3,500 for calling too often. Turns out, private residences and commercial properties are only allowed a certain number of calls for police responses before fines kick in.
The Seattle Times reports that the Coast Guard has formed a Marine Board of Investigation to determine the causes of the sinking of the Scandies Rose that went down with five of its seven crew members on Dec. 31 in the Gulf of Alaska.
A frozen culvert has forced a creek off course in Chugiak, causing the water to flood the roadway and driveways in the Forest Park trailer park. Tenants are frustrated and the city and the park's owner are at odds over who should come to the rescue.
"We had an impact," - Anchorage Police Chief Justin Doll, on 2019's downward trend in property crimes. One of the crime-suppression strategies he says is working may surprise you.
News clippings of a war hero. A family tree. Prayer cards and remembrances. These items were found gently tucked in between the pages of a lost family bible. This is the story of the man who found the book, and the woman who'd hope it would one day make its way back to her.
Full hearts and bellies: how one woman took on school-lunch debt and successfully rallied the Anchorage community, giving dozens of Anchorage families a fresh start by paying off what they owed.
After an accused sexual predator re-offended while on bail and targeted Anchorage teens through social media, we asked a cybercrime expert and an expert on teens and families their advice for keeping young people safe.
Marie Campos died at the age of 37, one of three people killed by gunfire on a rainy November night in Wasilla. Her mother sat down with KTUU to talk about Marie's life, and the hopes dashed by a crime of violence for which there are no arrests.
Federal prosecutors hope to convince a judge to deny bail for 51-year-old Juan Camarena, who turned himself in last week after Alaska State Troopers named him as a person of interest in a triple homicide investigation.
The man Alaska State Troopers sought as a person of interest relating to a triple homicide Nov. 2 is in federal custody. Newly unsealed court documents show officers found ammunition in the home of Juan Camarena, a convicted felon, during their raid of a property in Big Lake.
The Fairbanks Police Department erred when reporting it had three validated hate crimes, according to the department's Chief of Police. Here's how it happened.
The identities of the two other deceased individuals found in the Knik Area have also been released. Troopers say they believe the deaths are related and are being investigated as homicides.
Prompted by a concerned viewer, 2Investigates looked into a section of the Glenn Highway buckled by frost heaves. Here's why a permanent fix isn't a priority for state transportation crews.
Hawaii vacations and thoughtful gifts - The wife of accused murderer Brian Smith attempts to reconcile the man she married with the man police say killed two women.
The arrest of Brian Smith helped solve the disappearance of Veronica Abouchuk as a murder, but years before her death, someone murdered her sister, Martha Toms. How their grief-stricken family is staying strong.
Police accused him of killing a women in a hotel room and video recording the crime. Now, they say Brian Steven Smith has a second, earlier victim, discovered when he confessed.
Brian Smith hoped to run his own hotel. Kathleen Henry was looking to build a stable life. Police say he killed her, and that a suspicious memory card with video evidence helped them solve the case. Here's what we've learned in the days since they announced Smith's arrest.
Could an incinerator hold the key to cleaning toxic soil? How a company in Fairbanks is taking on the challenge, and why some citizens remain skeptical of the project.
They'd lost their loved one to a domestic violence killing. The loss was hard enough to bear without the body of Julian Meyers being held in limbo. Finally, after nearly nine months, the family got to say a final goodbye.
Family members say that a local funeral home threatened to dispose of the body if they didn't pay for services, including some they didn't ask for and others the state should have paid.
ASD contradicted the statement of the referee who said that she was never asked for an explanation from the district about her controversial call to disqualify swimmer Breckynn Willis.
Ed Herring was so stressed out when first released from jail, and with nothing but the shirt on his back to his name, he considered going back. With help, things are looking up. How he turned his transition from inmate to parolee into a success story.
Kandi Rohr got in touch with 2 Investigates through a relative who was worried about her housing conditions. We checked things out. Here's what we found.
Detectives Mary Ferguson and Ryan Silva spoke up about harassment and retaliation within the Sitka Police Department. Then, they got demoted to patrol. Here's why they say they'll defy orders to return to work on July 15.
